Describe Cluster Dependencies on NTP, LDAP, Active Directory, and Access Zones POWERSCALE-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   When creating a new access zone in PowerScale, which of the following must be specified?

   • AThe type of file system to use
   • BThe DNS suffix for the zone
   • CThe zone's base directory path
   • DThe IP address of the NTP server
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the primary impact of unsynchronized time on a PowerScale cluster that uses Active Directory for authentication?

   • AAccess zone configuration will be reset to defaults
   • BKerberos authentication may fail due to clock skew
   • CUsers will be unable to resolve DNS names for the cluster
   • DLDAP queries will return incorrect user attributes
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4. 8application · medium

   An administrator is configuring a PowerScale cluster with multiple access zones. They notice that the NTP settings are configured globally, but they want to ensure that each access zone has its own time synchronization for compliance purposes. What is the correct action?

   • ACreate a separate NTP server for each access zone and configure it in the zone's authentication settings.
   • BConfigure NTP settings per access zone in the access zone settings.
   • CDisable NTP for access zones that do not require it to avoid conflicts.
   • DUse the global NTP settings for all access zones, as time synchronization is cluster-wide.
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5. 9application · medium

   An organization is joining a PowerScale cluster to an Active Directory domain. The AD domain controllers are configured to use a specific NTP server, but the PowerScale cluster is using a different NTP source. After the join, users report that they can authenticate but occasionally receive 'clock skew' errors when accessing SMB shares. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe PowerScale cluster is not using the same NTP server as the domain controllers, causing time drift between them.
   • BThe clock skew errors are unrelated to NTP and are caused by incorrect SMB signing settings.
   • CThe AD domain is configured to reject any NTP source other than the default Windows time service.
   • DThe PowerScale cluster must be configured to use the domain controller as its NTP server to join the domain.
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6. 10application · medium

   An administrator is creating a new access zone for a group of users who authenticate via LDAP. The LDAP server requires a specific base DN for user lookups. Where should the administrator configure this base DN?

   • AIn the cluster's global LDAP settings.
   • BIn the access zone's authentication provider settings.
   • CIn the share permissions for the access zone.
   • DIn the NTP configuration for the access zone.
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